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Form Follows Function: Dyson's New Approach Yields Super Slim Vacuum
The key feature of a Dyson vacuum cleaner has always been its grouping of cyclones. Those take up a fair bit of space, and their cordless vacs have by necessity been top-heavy, as they support the cylindrical dustbin near the handle. However, Dyson has made strides in designing powerful motors for their line of hair dryer lines, and are now looping that technology into their vacuums. The result is the new Dyson PencilVac, which ditches the dustbin altogether. Instead of relying on cyclones to separate the dust and heavier matter, the new design relies on a dual filtering system. Their new Hyperdymium motor—which spins at an absurdly powerful 140,000 rpm—is strong enough to blast vacuumed matter up the shaft and through the filters, greatly compressing the dust. The new form, at just 38mmin diameter, isn't much thicker than a broomstick.In addition to yielding a much more compact form, an additional UX improvement is that the dust no longer poofs everywhere when you empty the thing. Being super-compressed, it ejects in a neater clump. Although the volume of the dust bin is just 0.08L, the company says it will actually hold five times that amount, so compressed is the dust.In the vacuum head, gone are the cylinders-with-bristles design. They've been replaced by Dyson's "Fluffycones," four conical brush bars that rotate in opposite directions. This design funnels hair tangles into the suction path and into the dust bin, rather than allowing hair to tangle around the brush bar. The head features two lasers that each fire a raking beam, making it easier to spot dust. The PencilVac has been launched in Japan and Australia. It won't come to U.S. shores until next year—though with the threat of looming tariffs, we'll have to wait and see.
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Form Follows Function: Dyson's New Approach Yields Super Slim Vacuum
The key feature of a Dyson vacuum cleaner has always been its grouping of cyclones. Those take up a fair bit of space, and their cordless vacs have by necessity been top-heavy, as they support the cylindrical dustbin near the handle. However, Dyson has made strides in designing powerful motors for their line of hair dryer lines, and are now looping that technology into their vacuums. The result is the new Dyson PencilVac, which ditches the dustbin altogether. Instead of relying on cyclones to separate the dust and heavier matter, the new design relies on a dual filtering system. Their new Hyperdymium motor—which spins at an absurdly powerful 140,000 rpm—is strong enough to blast vacuumed matter up the shaft and through the filters, greatly compressing the dust. The new form, at just 38mmin diameter, isn't much thicker than a broomstick.In addition to yielding a much more compact form, an additional UX improvement is that the dust no longer poofs everywhere when you empty the thing. Being super-compressed, it ejects in a neater clump. Although the volume of the dust bin is just 0.08L, the company says it will actually hold five times that amount, so compressed is the dust.In the vacuum head, gone are the cylinders-with-bristles design. They've been replaced by Dyson's "Fluffycones," four conical brush bars that rotate in opposite directions. This design funnels hair tangles into the suction path and into the dust bin, rather than allowing hair to tangle around the brush bar. The head features two lasers that each fire a raking beam, making it easier to spot dust. The PencilVac has been launched in Japan and Australia. It won't come to U.S. shores until next year—though with the threat of looming tariffs, we'll have to wait and see.
#form #follows #function #dyson039s #new
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